How do you get your team excited about taking on an opponent that is essentially a bye week with a pulse?

With the winless Duke Blue Devils up next for Alabama, that's the question confronting Crimson Tide head coach Mike Shula this week. Despite back-to-back road losses that all but wiped out the Tide's SEC Western Division chances, Shula views Saturday's home matchup with Duke as the first step toward a strong showing over the second half of the season.